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secrecy

se·cre·cy

secrecy

 
 
pronunciation:
si kr si
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part of speech: noun
inflections: secrecies
definition 1: When you do something in secrecy, you do it without anyone knowing.
Lara's mom planned her dad's birthday party in secrecy, so it was a big surprise to everybody.
antonyms:
openness
definition 2: A person's secrecy is their habit of keeping things secret.
My grandpa's secrecy makes it difficult for my grandma to understand how he really feels about things.
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The word secrecy contains the following part:
-cy Latin and Greek noun-forming suffix that means state of or quality of